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Meta information
79% 
Page quality
46% 
Page structure
95% 
Link structure
92% 
Server
88% 
External factors
20% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.65 s
File size
74.90 kB
Words
315
Media files
15
Number of links
86 internal / 22 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Dunster House | Dunster House
There are word repetitions in the page title.
The length of the page title is perfect. (286 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://dunster.harvard.edu/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: Germany
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
This page is hosted on a subdomain. Use a top level domain for better SEO results.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
langen
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
No paragraphs were detected.
There are only 315 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
11.7% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The amount of tags is very high (9). We recommend using a maximum of 6 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
...in/images/svg/header-logo-horizontal.svgHarvard University
.../logo/Dunster Logo Image for Website.pngDunster Logo
.../logo/Dunster Logo Image for Website.pngDunster House
.../logo/Dunster Logo Image for Website.pngDunster Logo
.../logo/Dunster Logo Image for Website.pngDunster House
...files/dunster-1300x414.jpg?itok=3IM9PAO4Dunster House Clock Tower
...liday_photo_1300_x_414.jpg?itok=-u2ssCCSDunster House students pose in front of the clock tower with a Christmas tree
.../files/home_slideshow1.jpg?itok=bG1H28BJFour people smiling for a group photo
.../files/home_slideshow2.jpg?itok=uBnSm6bLGoat mascot wearing a tie atop a building
.../files/home_slideshow3.jpg?itok=zJ2wpiETStudents hold Dunster signs at graduation
.../files/home_slideshow4.jpg?itok=vWWOK71kGroup photo with instruments
...blic/2025-08/IMG_8760.jpeg?itok=RqoxU5yBWelcome Home, Meese!
...nuum6341/files/hwp_hyard/logo/shield.pngHarvard University
...rd/hwp-goldin/images/svg/footer-logo.svgHarvard University
Video URLWidthHeight
...LGipqZKZpP0?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1200113

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Dunster House
The H1 heading is too short (13 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Dunster House
H2 Welcome to Dunster House
H3 Quick Links
H3 Emergency Contacts
H4 Hero Pagination
H4 Welcome Home, Meese!
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 22 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://dunster.harvard.edu/Anchor Skip to main content arrow_circle_down
https://www.harvard.edu/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Harvard University
https://dunster.harvard.edu/IMG-ALT Dunster Logo
https://calendar.college.harva...External Subdomain Calendar
/room-reservationsRoom Reservations
https://dunster.harvard.edu/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Dunster Logo
https://dunster.harvard.edu/aboutAbout
/historyHistory
/house-art-0House Art
/house-renewalHouse Renewal
/contactContact
/our-peoplePeople
/faculty-deansFaculty Deans
/resident-deanResident Dean
/academic-coordinatorAcademic Coordinator
/house-administratorHouse Administrator
/building-managementBuilding Management
/security-staffSecurity Staff
/dining-hallDining Hall
/house-aidesHouse Aides
/resident-tutorsResident Tutors
/non-resident-tutorsNon-Resident Tutors
/resident-scholarResident Scholar
https://dunster.harvard.edu/scrSenior Common Room
/academicsAcademics
/resident-deans-officeResident Dean's Office
/academic-calendarAcademic Calendar
/exam-policiesExam Policies
/leaves-absenceLeaves of Absence
/letters-recommendationLetters of Recommendation
/academic-resourcesAcademic Resources
/common-academic-questionsCommon Academic Questions
/advising-and-supportAdvising & Support
/sophomore-advisingSophomore Advising
/departmental-advisingDepartmental Advising
/general-educationGeneral Education
/fellowshipsFellowships
/pre-medPre-med
/pre-lawPre-law
/pre-businessPre-business
https://dunster.harvard.edu/careCARE
https://dunster.harvard.edu/bgltqBGLTQ
/race-relationsRace Relations
/first-genFirst Gen
/wellnessWellness
/interfaithInterfaith
/public-servicePublic Service
/community-lifeCommunity Life
https://calendar.college.harva...External Subdomain Text duplicate Calendar
/traditionsTraditions
https://dunster.harvard.edu/hocoHoCo
https://dunster.harvard.edu/imsIMs
/arts-and-musicArts and Music
/culinary-teamCulinary Team
/grilleGrille
/party-policiesParty Policies
/photosPhotos
/housingHousing
/housing-officeHousing Office
/dates-and-deadlinesHousing Dates
/housing-lotteryHousing Lottery
/building-infoBuilding Info
/floorplansFloorplans
/common-spacesCommon spaces
/exercise-spacesExercise Spaces
/kitchenKitchen
/music-practice-roomsMusic Practice Rooms
/art-roomArt Room
/mediation-roomMediation Room
/smart-classroomSmart Classroom
/libraryLibrary
/mailroomMailroom
/laundryLaundry
/trash-and-recyclingTrash and Recycling
/repair-requestsRepair Requests
/tabling-informationTabling & Postering Information
https://calendar.college.harva...External Subdomain Text duplicate Calendar
/resident-deanResident Dean Page
A-TITLE Resident Dean
/party-policiesParty Form
https://www.transportation.har...External Subdomain Shuttle Schedule
/room-reservationsText duplicate Room Reservations
A-TITLE Room Reservations
https://harvard-dunster.slack....External Subdomain Dunster Slack
https://dining.harvard.edu/cam...External Subdomain DHall Hours and Today's Menu
https://www.netcasters.com/cgi...External Subdomain Submit Repair Request
https://recreation.gocrimson.c...External Subdomain IM Schedule
https://huhs.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Harvard University Health Services (HUHS)
https://camhs.huhs.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Counseling and Mental Health
https://www.hupd.harvard.edu/f...External Subdomain Lock outs - Securitas
https://huhs.harvard.edu/servi...External Subdomain Urgent Care
https://osapr.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (OSAPR)
https://www.hupd.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Harvard University Police Department (HUPD)
https://www.energyandfacilitie...External Subdomain Facilities After Hours
https://dunster.harvard.edu/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Harvard University
https://dunster.harvard.edu/aboutAbout Dunster
/advising-and-supportText duplicate Advising & Support
/building-infoText duplicate Building Info
/our-peopleText duplicate People
/community-lifeText duplicate Community Life
https://calendar.college.harva...External Subdomain Text duplicate Calendar
/academicsText duplicate Academics
/housingText duplicate Housing
/room-reservationsText duplicate Room Reservations
https://dunster.harvard.edu/loginAdmin login
https://www.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Harvard University
https://accessibility.harvard....External Subdomain Accessibility
https://accessibility.huit.har...External Subdomain Digital Accessibility
https://www.harvard.edu/copyri...External Subdomain Report Copyright Infringement
https://hwp.harvard.edu/harvar...External Subdomain Info Practices

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://dunster.harvard.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.65 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (75 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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x-drupal-dynamic-cacheMISS
content-languageen
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
last-modifiedMon, 11 Aug 2025 09:19:46 GMT
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x-ah-environment05update
x-cache-hits31
x-age2051
accept-rangesbytes
x-akamai-transformed9 13218 0 pmb=mRUM,1
content-encodinggzip
cache-controlpublic, max-age=300, s-maxage=86400
expiresMon, 11 Aug 2025 09:59:05 GMT
dateMon, 11 Aug 2025 09:54:05 GMT
content-length15147
varyAccept-Encoding
server-timingcdn-cache; desc=MISS
strict-transport-securitymax-age=15768000
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page has only a few links from other websites.
This page only has backlinks from 5 referring domains.
This page only has 32 backlinks.
This page only has few backlinks from 5 different ip addresses.
This page is referenced by wikipedia.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

#
# robots.txt
#
# This file is to prevent the crawling and indexing of certain parts
# of your site by web crawlers and spiders run by sites like Yahoo!
# and Google. By telling these "robots" where not to go on your site,
# you save bandwidth and server resources.
#
# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
# Used:    http://example.com/robots.txt
# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt
#
# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html

User-agent: *
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
Allow: /core/*.gif
Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/*.png
Allow: /core/*.svg
Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
Allow: /profiles/*.js$
Allow: /profiles/*.js?
Allow: /profiles/*.gif
Allow: /profiles/*.jpg
Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
Allow: /profiles/*.svg
Allow: /profiles/*.ico
# Directories
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /profiles/
# Files
Disallow: /README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /user/register/
Disallow: /user/password/
Disallow: /user/login/
Disallow: /user/logout/
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /index.php/admin/
Disallow: /index.php/comment/reply/
Disallow: /index.php/filter/tips
Disallow: /index.php/node/add/
Disallow: /index.php/search/
Disallow: /index.php/user/password/
Disallow: /index.php/user/register/
Disallow: /index.php/user/login/
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout/

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Most important keywords

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KeywordResultRecheck
Dunster86%Check
Dunster House79%Check
House70%Check
Harvard52%Check
Harvard University47%Check
Welcome44%Check
Gen43%Check
University Health40%Check
Meese40%Check
Office39%Check
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